The Currency Of Hope
— October 4, 2014…Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi… Ole Miss led Alabama 3-0 with 14:54 left in the second quarter. Bama had the ball, 3rd down and 9 at their own 31-yard line. Bama set...
View ArticleEncourage An Artist
— “A pat on the back to an artist now could one day result in your favorite film, or the cartoon you love to get stoned watching, or the song that saves your life. Discourage an artist, you get...
View ArticleAm I an Incel?
— Guess what? I’m about to confess something that scares the crap out of me…. again. I’m about to out myself to a global audience…again. I’m scared of how this going to make me look. Why do I keep...
View ArticleBreaking News: Kobe Bryant: a Legacy of Responsibility
— When I got home from work on Sunday night, I was watching the Royal Rumble and scrolling twitter. And a video showed up on my timeline that absolutely gutted me. This video was of a young boy – maybe...
View ArticleTrust Your Spirit Guides
— Gentlemen, I’m about to drop a little woo-woo wisdom this week. I have avoided this side of myself for many, many years. But listening to my inner voice and my inner spirit guides have helped create...
View ArticleYou’ve Hit Rock Bottom…Okay, Now What?
— “We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first step toward liberation and strength. Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which...
View ArticleConfessions of a Highly Sensitive Man
— This week’s column doesn’t have much coaching in it. That’s next week. This is more of a confession. *** March 1, 1992 – there’s a day I’ll never forget! That Sunday was truly a Chamber of Commerce...
View ArticleLightworker 101
— This week’s piece won’t make a ton of sense without reading last week’s for context. Open last week’s piece in another browser tab and go read it first. {twiddling thumbs} You back? Okay…here we go....
View ArticleWhat Makes You Feel Like a Little Kid?
— Have y’all watched the news this week? I mean, I’m writing this on the day when everything sports-related was canceled or postponed. The NBA. Major League Baseball. The NCAA has canceled their men’s...
View ArticleHow Can We Win the War Against Coronavirus?
— “Did you put up a fight? You’d kill for what was right. When circumstances change. Strengthen what remains.” – Strengthen What Remains – Tedeschi Trucks Band I love the month of March. I really do....
View ArticlePutting a Human Face to the Pandemic
— A few mornings ago, I leashed up Pete for our morning walk. Something I’ve done every morning over six beautiful years of being his human. But something hit me so sideways. I couldn’t figure it out....
View ArticleBecause We Get Better…
— Healing…boy what a scary and beautiful topic. I’ve been back in therapy for the past couple of months. I’ve been in therapy for the better part of the past 15 years or so. This ain’t my first therapy...
View ArticleRemember Who You Are!
— Last weekend, I saw a fascinating documentary online. And I want to share the story of the man who is the subject of that documentary. The story of a man named Mark. Mark has achieved a great deal of...
View ArticleLook At What We Can Do
— “Up, up the long delirious burning blue I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace, where never lark, or even eagle, flew; and, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod the high untrespassed...
View ArticleThe Shift Begins At Home
— “I’m not accepting the things I cannot change. I’m changing the things I cannot accept.” – Angela Davis Ask anyone who knows me, I love my alma mater – the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Many...
View ArticleDanger vs. Fear
— “Am I sitting in a tin can? Far above the world? Planet Earth is Blue, and there’s nothing I can do.” – David Bowie Space Oddity After the SpaceX Dragon launch a few weeks ago – which I wrote about...
View ArticleGet Back To Basics
— I find myself being quite challenged by this piece. I know exactly the story and the lesson I want to share, but I’m finding this piece difficult to start. If you think about it, every word in the...
View ArticleCan You Remember Who You Are?
— “You are not your job, you’re not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You are not your f****** khakis.” – Chuck Palahniuk Fight...
View ArticleRunning With Fear
— As I wrote in this space a few columns ago, I’ve become an avid runner. Even writing a statement like this feels out of character for me, but it’s true. I’m an avid runner. On the morning of the day...
View ArticleChadwick Boseman – Thanks For Waking Me Up To Greatness
— I’ve often said that I have two dream writing projects in my career. And they’re both movie scripts. I believe this is something that the public doesn’t know about me is that despite that I’m a...
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